on-mni’-éa 
oy’-Si-ka, adj. poor, destitute, mis- 
erable—oymasika, onnisika, oywy- 
Sipika: @. g. onsi. 
oy’-Si-ki-da, pos. of onsida; to 
have mercy on one’s own—osiwa- 
kida, onsiuykidapi. 
oyn’-$i-ki-da-ka, v. pos. Same 
as onsikida—onsiwakidaka 
ovn’-Si-ki-hay, v. a. of onsilan; 
to humble one’s self to another, act 
humbly towards—oysiwakihay. 
On’ - §i- ya, adv. poorly, miserably. 
oyn’-Si-ye-éa, adj. miserable— 
See onsi. 
oyn’-Ska-ta, v. 1. 
pleases, brag, jest, as brothers-in-law 
oysimayeéa, 
to talk as one 
and sisters-in-law are privileged 
to do among the Dakotas—oywa- 
Skata, on¢iskata. See oykiskata 
and upnskata. 
oyn-Spa’, na piece of anything. 
oyn-Spa’-dayn, n dim. a little 
prece. 
on-Spa’-Spa, xn. red. of onspa; 
pieces, little pieces, crumbs. 
ON =o, vow TP: 
onmatoyn. See ton. 
on’-ton-yan, v.a.. T. 
to wound, to mjure. 
on-we'-ya, n. T. 
1. q@ waneya. 
oyn’-wi-Ga-spe, n. of onspe; learn- 
ing. 
to be ijured— 
to hurt, 
provisions : 
oyn-wi’-hdo-hda, x. acoat. See 
onhidolida. 
on-wi’-yu-ta-pi, ». (on and 
iyuta) something to weigh or meas- 
ure with. 
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on-ze’-ta. 
ON=2e7, 'n. 
anus. 
on-ze’-hu, v. 
on -ze’-i-hu, »v. 
the rump, buttocks, the 
to copulate. 
to commit sodomy. 
oyn-ze’-kna-ka-tay-han, adv. 
Th. from behind. See dazatayhay. 
on-ze’-kte, v. T. to give birty to 
another child while still nursing one. 
See onzeta. 
oy’-ze-0-ge, n. pantaloons: 7. q. 
onzoo0ge. 
on-ze’-o-ka-Stayn, v. to gwe 
an injection—onzeowakastay. 
oy-ze’-o-ka-Stayn-pi, m a 
injection. 
oyn-ze’-0-ki-éa-Stan, v. a. to give 
an iyection to one—onzeowe€astay. 
to be 
the oldest of two infants, one of which 
was born before the other was weaned. 
This 
word is used in reference to a child 
oyn-ze’-pi-ze-la, v. T. 
oyn-ze’-ta, v. n (onze and ta.) 
whose mother has again become 
What can 
have originated the use of this 
fs) 
yregnant—onzemata. 
o l 
coarse but curious form of speech? 
A. Renville says that it probably 
arose from the fact that children 
weaned under such circumstances 
are likely to become emaciated: 
seat dead; said of a woman who 
becomes pregnant while she has 
an unweaned child. Perhaps it 
was because it was considered 
necessary in this case to procure 
an abortion. She would be unable 
to walk and carry two children at 
the same time.—T. Ss. W. 
